Hair waver



1115'V 12,1932 w. FLETCHER ET AL 1,866,555

-HAIR WAVER Filed Sept; 2, 1931 Patented July 12, 1932 n` *UNITED ,STATES-f PATN c,

i vitasfss WILLIAi/IIFLETCHER, or Lonn'oiv, ENGLAND', Ann ALBERT ocfwiir Lnwisor GLArs,

` v 'WALESV 'u Y L:Ernia wAvnfn .lipiiiication flied september 2, 1931. vsemina. 560,714. i

This invention relates to hair Wavers of the kind comprising a resilient meshlwork which is tted over the head yto form the hair into waves. A disadvantage with this kind of Waver is that, in use, the mesh-work is subjected to an uneven tension and as' are-y sult, certain portions of the mesh-workfitv the head too loosely and other portions fit too tightly, the latter portions kcausing discomfort to the wearer and thewhole irregular fitting of the mesh-workimpairing the waving properties of the device.- i, Theobject of the present invention is to overcome these vention is to facilitate and of manufacture. c Y -r The hair Waver according to this inventionl comprises a resilent mesh-work including a decrease the cost single length of a resilient element, such for example, as an elastic cord anda plurality: of resilient hair engaging elements, `each of which is provided with a. loop at,` eachend through which the said elastic cord is threaded, means for extending themesh-workabout Y tion during fitting.

the headand meansfor retaining said-meshwork in operative position on the head.'y L

VVAn embodiment of the invention iks-illusin Y Fig. l head. c f

Fig. 2 shows details, on an enlarged scale, of the back of the Waver. f

Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic viewillustrating trated in the accompanying drawing',l whereshows the Waver in position on the l the relation of the head, the hair and the Waver when the Waver is in extended posi- Fig. 4 is a similar view the Waver in operative position.

Fig. 5 is a part `sectional plan of one ofthe resilient members associated with the elastic cord to form the resilient mesh-work 5V and- VFig. 6 is a part sectional side elevation of the resilient member illustrated in Fig. 5.

Referring to the drawing, the waver comgle length of elastic cord l and a'plurality of hair engaging elements 2, each of which is provided with a loop 3 at each end. The said elements 2, which are arranged longitudi- Y on the opposedl side' of' theidevjice,

t Fkabtithf. O 1g u W ,of the back head spanning memvber .(lsee-Fig;

nallyy oii'theihead, are preferably constructed as hereinafter described. Y

loops at the front'and` back ends ofthe ele- `ments 2 constitute a4 front head spanning membert and a. rear'head spanning member a 5, respectively'the ends of said-members eX- tending downwardly to form alitting loop-V6 on eachfside of the wearers Vhead-tol kwhich* jribbonsf(- are connected. Thefitting'loops or.

the ribbons connected thereto-are adapted to be h eld bythe Wearerto extend the meshdisadvantages. A furtherobject of the ,in-l v Work'.l about the head during fitting. The

cord lis looped atthebaclias shown'in Fig. [2,'toform-two transverse connecting elements 8, 9, serving to connect Vthe ends tor lower vportfions .ofv the rear head spanning'V member and V'to position the waveron thehead. YItrwill be gaging elements on one side of the Waver and is vextendedtransversely across'the back of .tlie-device to constitute'one'of the'transverse connecting elements. {The cord is then se-v cured, by passing it through, two loops 31? on the two lowermost hair engaging elementsv for apart of its length, to theother end ofthe said rear head spanning member, the cord then return- 'ing across the `baclrof the; `device -to consti- VVtute the second transverse' connecting element, after-which thejcord continues down through the two loops 31 toV formone of the fitting ,loopsf'andv the front-.Ahead spanning member l f Preferably, aknot 12 isformed in one end of thefupper{ transverse connecting element` hair`V engaging elements, are vvadaptedt'o enable a lsymmetrical adJustinentof the various Y lengths ofthe cord to be obtained.

kThesize of the loops 3 at the ends `of re-` above and adjacent the loWerinost-hairfen- VVgaging member on the otherend' of the backv .head spanning member. Thesellrnots which Na to lfr et th ou hthel ov on'the prises a resilient mesh-work including a sinre 'o L g' O pass r g 'O ps' i age the said loo s and serve as sto s to enf and the resilient meshworlr is stretched over silient members 2, is preferably such that although the members are frictionally held in place on the elastic cord 1, the members can be displaced along the cord to adjust their position, by slightly extending the cord to reduceits diameter.V

In the preferred formot the resilient hair engaging members (see Figs. 5 and 6), the members each comprise a flatresilient strip .14 of metal, Celluloid or other suitable ma terial having the ends bent over to form Ythe loops 3. The flat strip 14 is enclosed Within a rubber or the like sheath 15 having a ribbed surface in order to ensure ready engagement z with the hair. The endsv of the she-ath 15 'abut against the head spanning members so as to position, or assist in positioning, the

Vresilient members 2 on'the headfspanning members. v

It will be understood that a coilspring or othersuitable resilient element may be used in place of the elastic cord 1.

When using the Waver, the hair is damped the head, as illustrated in Fig. 3, by pulling on the iitting loops 6 or the ribbons 7, the head being diagrammatically illustrated by the reference 16 andv the hair byv reference 17. After suiiicient extension has been produced, the. meshwork lis released and the hair is waved by' the action of the resilient members 2 engaging therewith, as illustrated [in Fig. LeY The hair is 'allowed to dry with Y the appliance in this position and, if necessary, the appliance can be Worn Without discomfort during sleep.

In order to retain the waves in the hair for a considerable time, the hair-may be sprayed with a setting lotion of known'kind, or,'al ternatively means may be provided whereby the resilient members 2V can vbe heated either by electricity or other means. VVhenheated by electricity the resilient members 2 are constructed ofl insulating material and are insulated from one another andrrom the head of the wearer as necessary. l

The employment of a single length of a resilient element in the construction of the Aresilient meshwork, ensures an even' tension being obtained vthroughout the meshwork and enables the meshwork to be readily adjusted to individual requirements, and, further, the Waver is more readily manufactured and production costs are reduced, in so far as it is not necessary to construct the mesh- Work from a plurality of lengths of material which have to be secured one to the other.

We claimzl y f 1. A hair Waver comprising a resilient meshwork including a single length of an v 'elasticv Velement having portions forming 'front and rear head spanning members anda plurality` of hair engaging elements, each of which is provided with a loop at each end r through which the head spanning members member, Which are threaded respectively through the back and front loops of the hair engagingeleme'nts, the said cord being looped vat the back to constitute twotransverse connecting elements, means for extending the meshWorl about the head and means for ree taining'said meshwork in operative position on the head.

3.,.A vhair Waver comprising a resilient .meshwork, including a single'length of elasv tic cord and a plurality of longitudinallyl ar ranged hair engagingv elements, each of spanning member and a front head spanning member Vwhich are threaded 'respectively through the back and front loops of the hair Y engaging elements, the saidcord being extended rom one endof the back head spanning member to the otherV endthereoil to constitute a transverse connecting element, the

cord being passed through a loop on the lowermost hair engaging element on the last mentioned end of the back head spanning member and returned to Lthe first mentioned end to constitute a second transverse connecting element from which end the cord is continued to form the kfront head spanning Ymember, means for extending the resilient fmeshwork about the head and means for retaining said meshworlrin operative position on the head.V

Y Y Y ALBERT OGWIN LEWIS.

WILLIAM FLETCHER.

Which is provided With a loop at each end, thev s said elastic cord comprising a back head 

